The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-18
IMPOSING PAPAL CEREMONIES.
THE NAT CONFERRED ON EIGHT
NEW CARDINALS.
En2iIshasa In tssdes wearing the Shamrock
fssaeA plsssss With n. d Lssssps--
rAs Psps's Congratulations.


was held to-day in the Sala Rela. 1t be-
gan at 20 minutes past ten O'Clock and
concluded at noon. The procession was
headed by the consistoriAl advocates
with their attendants arrayed in crimson
robes and ermine capes. They were fol
lowed by the cross bearer, Cameriers,
Prelates, Bishops, Archbishops and Car
dinals. Then came the Pope, who was
borne ON the Sedia Gesfataria, fianked
with habelli, or white peacock feather
fans. He was accompanied on each side
by the Papal Noble Guards in blue; Swiss
Guard officers and purple and crimson
robed attendants. When the Pope de-
scended from the Sedid he ascended the
throne, which had been covered with
purple cloth and cloth Of gold for the
Lenten season. The canopy over the
throne was backed by tapestry of periaO
del Togd, depicting Faith, Hope and
Charity At the base of the throne were
two lions. couchant, bearing red banners,
with crossed keys.
The Cardidals occupied benches arrang-
edin long parallelogram in front of the
Pope. The consistorial advocates. adj
vanced to the throne and read the in
stance for the beatificatiOn Of persons un-
der consideration. This concluded, sixteen
Cardinals left the hall to bring from the
Sistine Chapel eight new Cardinals, Con-
zales, Of Toledo; Mgr. Aloisi Masella, ex-
Nuncio at Lisbon; Archbishop Tasche-
reau, of Quebec; Archbishop Gibbons,
Of Baltimore; Archbishop Bernardou, OF
Sens; Archbishop Place, of Rennes;
Archbishop Langenieux, of Reims and
Archbishop Giordini, of Ferrara. Each
new Cardinal was accompanied by two
others. Cardinal Tascherau was accom-
panied by Cardinals Bonaparte and Zig
lara. and Cardinal Gibbons by Cardinals
Melchers and Mazzilla. They proceeded
and bowling thrice, kissed the Pope's foot
and hand, received the Pope's double
embrace and then retired. They again
advanced to the Pope to receive the hat,
which was brought in a silver salver.
Each Cardinal knelt as he came before
the Pope, and the hood of the robe was
placed over his head by an attendant.
Then the Pope, taking large red hat,
placed it ON the kneeling Cardinal, rest
ing his hand ON it while he read. i'm a
slow. distinct voice, the words of conse-
Grafton.
The Cardinals then made obeisance to
the Pope, concluding with the..double en-
brace or the kiss of peace. The Pope
received Cardinal Gibbons with marked
affection. Cardinal Taschereau was
emotion. The Cardinals then gave the
kiss of peace to their colleagues of the
Sacred College. When Cardinal Glib
bons came to Cardinal Mazzella, each
offered the other hearty congratulations
Cardinal Mazzella was once a professor
in the Jesuits' College at Woodstock.
Nd, and is an old friend of Cardinal
Gibbons.
The Pope then departed. followed by
his escort. Crowds lined the Sala De
Gale through which the procession passed.
Finding no place in the Sala Regia. diplo-
mats to the Holy See and their families
occupied a large gallery, and the Roman
Princes and their families were in an
other gallery. There were also present
Bishops Ireland, Keane and Watterson.
Monsignor OBrien, who was Ablegate
to Cardinal Taschereau; Monsignor Dill
lon, of Australia: Lieutenant Williams,
of the United States Army, in uniform;
rectors and students in the American
and Irish Propaganda, rec tors of the
Scotch and English colleges and others.
PARIS, March I'm. de Lesseps to-
day visited President Grevy and Count
Won Munster. German Ambassador.
The radical press make bitter attack
ON NJ. de Lesseps for calling France the
natural friend Of Germany, and advise
him to stay at home in the future and